Surfing Photos

9 November 2012

Surfing slideshow

Annual Boardmasters Surf Festival Opens In Newquay

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: The sun sets as people gather on Fistral Beach in Newquay ahead of the annual Boardmasters festival on August 8, 2017 in Cornwall, England. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition has been held in Newquay and is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival becoming an integral part of the continually popular British surf scene, growing from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar. It now attracts professional surfers from across the globe to compete on the Cornish beach that is seen by many as the birthplace of modern British surfing. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Annual Boardmasters Surf Festival Opens In Newquay

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: The sun sets as people gather on Fistral Beach in Newquay ahead of the annual Boardmasters festival on August 8, 2017 in Cornwall, England. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition has been held in Newquay and is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival becoming an integral part of the continually popular British surf scene, growing from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar. It now attracts professional surfers from across the globe to compete on the Cornish beach that is seen by many as the birthplace of modern British surfing. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Annual Boardmasters Surf Festival Opens In Newquay

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: People gather on Fistral Beach in Newquay ahead of the annual Boardmasters festival on August 8, 2017 in Cornwall, England. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition has been held in Newquay and is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival becoming an integral part of the continually popular British surf scene, growing from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar. It now attracts professional surfers from across the globe to compete on the Cornish beach that is seen by many as the birthplace of modern British surfing. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Annual Boardmasters Surf Festival Opens In Newquay

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: A surfer catches a wave on Fistral Beach in Newquay ahead of the annual Boardmasters festival on August 8, 2017 in Cornwall, England. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition has been held in Newquay and is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival becoming an integral part of the continually popular British surf scene, growing from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar. It now attracts professional surfers from across the globe to compete on the Cornish beach that is seen by many as the birthplace of modern British surfing. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Annual Boardmasters Surf Festival Opens In Newquay

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: A surfer catches a wave on Fistral Beach in Newquay ahead of the annual Boardmasters festival on August 8, 2017 in Cornwall, England. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition has been held in Newquay and is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival becoming an integral part of the continually popular British surf scene, growing from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar. It now attracts professional surfers from across the globe to compete on the Cornish beach that is seen by many as the birthplace of modern British surfing. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Annual Boardmasters Surf Festival Opens In Newquay

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: People gather at a beach bar on Fistral Beach in Newquay ahead of the annual Boardmasters festival on August 8, 2017 in Cornwall, England. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition has been held in Newquay and is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival becoming an integral part of the continually popular British surf scene, growing from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar. It now attracts professional surfers from across the globe to compete on the Cornish beach that is seen by many as the birthplace of modern British surfing. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Annual Boardmasters Surf Festival Opens In Newquay

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: A classic Volkswagen campervan is parked on a cliff top as people gather on Fistral Beach in Newquay ahead of the annual Boardmasters festival on August 8, 2017 in Cornwall, England. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition has been held in Newquay and is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival becoming an integral part of the continually popular British surf scene, growing from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar. It now attracts professional surfers from across the globe to compete on the Cornish beach that is seen by many as the birthplace of modern British surfing. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Annual Boardmasters Surf Festival Opens In Newquay

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: A surfer catches a wave on Fistral Beach in Newquay ahead of the annual Boardmasters festival on August 8, 2017 in Cornwall, England. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition has been held in Newquay and is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival becoming an integral part of the continually popular British surf scene, growing from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar. It now attracts professional surfers from across the globe to compete on the Cornish beach that is seen by many as the birthplace of modern British surfing. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Annual Boardmasters Surf Festival Opens In Newquay

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: A surfer catches a wave on Fistral Beach in Newquay ahead of the annual Boardmasters festival on August 8, 2017 in Cornwall, England. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition has been held in Newquay and is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival becoming an integral part of the continually popular British surf scene, growing from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar. It now attracts professional surfers from across the globe to compete on the Cornish beach that is seen by many as the birthplace of modern British surfing. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Annual Boardmasters Surf Festival Opens In Newquay

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: A surfer catches a wave on Fistral Beach in Newquay ahead of the annual Boardmasters festival on August 8, 2017 in Cornwall, England. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition has been held in Newquay and is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival becoming an integral part of the continually popular British surf scene, growing from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar. It now attracts professional surfers from across the globe to compete on the Cornish beach that is seen by many as the birthplace of modern British surfing. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Annual Boardmasters Surf Festival Opens In Newquay

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: People gather on Fistral Beach in Newquay ahead of the annual Boardmasters festival on August 8, 2017 in Cornwall, England. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition has been held in Newquay and is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival becoming an integral part of the continually popular British surf scene, growing from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar. It now attracts professional surfers from across the globe to compete on the Cornish beach that is seen by many as the birthplace of modern British surfing. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Solstice Marks Start Of Winter Season In Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 21: A man surfs in a wetsuit near Arpoador rock on the first day of winter on June 21, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Today's solstice marked the beginning of winter in Brazil and the rest of the Southern Hemisphere. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Solstice Marks Start Of Winter Season In Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 21: A surfer in a wetsuit prepares to leave Devil's Beach on the first day of winter on June 21, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Today's solstice marked the beginning of winter in Brazil and the rest of the Southern Hemisphere. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA celebrates after victory in the Men's Quarter-Final on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA celebrates after victory in the Men's Quarter-Final on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA in action during the Men's Quarter-Final on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA in action during the Men's Quarter-Final on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA in action during the Men's Quarter-Final on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA in action during the Men's Round 4 on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA in action during the Men's Round 4 on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA in action during the Men's Round 4 on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA in action during the Men's Round 4 on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA in action during the Men's Round 4 on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA in action during the Men's Round 4 on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA in action during the Men's Round 4 on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA in action during the Men's Round 4 on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA in action during the Men's Round 4 on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA during the Men's Quarter-Final on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA during the Men's Quarter-Final on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA during the Men's Quarter-Final on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Jordy Collins of USA during the Men's Quarter-Final on day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Crosby Colapinto of USA competing in the Men's Qualifying Round 3 during day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 27: Crosby Colapinto of USA competing in the Men's Qualifying Round 3 during day eight of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 27, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 26: Jordy Collins of USA competes in the Men's Qualifying Round 2 during day seven of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 26, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 26: Jordy Collins of USA competes in the Men's Qualifying Round 2 during day seven of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 26, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 26: Jordy Collins of USA competes in the Men's Qualifying Round 2 during day seven of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 26, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 26: Crosby Colapinto of USA competes in the Men's Qualifying Round 2 during day seven of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 26, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 26: Crosby Colapinto of USA competes in the Men's Qualifying Round 2 during day seven of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 26, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 26: Cole Houshmand of USA competes in the Men's Qualifying Round 2 during day seven of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 26, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

2017 ISA World Surfing Games

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - MAY 26: Sean Foerster of Canada heads to the water for a early morning practise ahead of the Men's Qualifying Round 2 during day seven of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 at Grande Plage on May 26, 2017 in Biarritz, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)